甄 (zhēn): surname Zhen, to distinguish, to evaluate
甄 (zhēn) is a Chinese character meaning “to distinguish.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 垔 (phonetic) and 瓦 (semantic). It ranks #3901 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 甄 pottery. Its radical form 瓦 (tile) appears in many related characters such as 瓶 (píng, bottle), 瓷 (cí, chinaware), 瓦 (wǎ, roof tile).
Definitions
- surname Zhen
- to distinguish
- to evaluate
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 甄选verb | zhēn xuǎn | to select |
| 甄别verb | zhēn bié | to screen |
| 甄别考试 | zhēn bié kǎo shì | to screen |
| 甄用 | zhēn yòng | to employ by examination |
| 甄试noun | zhēn shì | selection test |
| 推甄 | tuī zhēn | to recommend a student for admission to a higher-level school |
| 甄录 | zhēn lù | to employ by an examination |
| 甄审verb | zhēn shěn | to screen and select (candidates etc) |
| 甄训 | zhēn xùn | (Tw) to identify (talented individuals) and give them training |
| 甄拔 | zhēn bá | to select |
| 甄综 | zhēn zōng | to comprehensively appraise and select |
| 陶甄 | táo zhēn | to mold and educate people |
| 甄陶verb | zhēn táo | to make sth of clay |
| 甄汰 | zhēn tài | to eliminate by examination |
| 甄藻 | zhēn zǎo | to discern talent |
甄 appears in 15 compound words: 87 as the first character, 13 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
此前,交个朋友直播间已对同款产品启动退款,罗永浩连续发文追问东方甄选的处理方式。
cǐ qián , jiāo gè péng yǒu zhí bō jiān yǐ duì tóng kuǎn chǎn pǐn qǐ dòng tuì kuǎn , luó yǒng hào lián xù fā wén zhuī wèn dōng fāng zhēn xuǎn de chǔ lǐ fāng shì .
Previously, the “Make Friends” livestream had already initiated refunds for the same product, and Luo Yonghao posted a series of messages pressing Dongfang Zhenxuan for details on how they were handling the situation.
他又称,团队调查显示东方甄选也销售同款产品,且销售规模更大,要求外界关注其退赔安排。
tā yòu chēng , tuán duì diào chá xiǎn shì dōng fāng zhēn xuǎn yě xiāo shòu tóng kuǎn chǎn pǐn , qiě xiāo shòu guī mó gèng dà , yào qiú wài jiè guān zhù qí tuì péi ān pái .
He also stated that the team’s investigation revealed that Dongfang Zhenxuan was also selling the same product on a larger scale, and called on the public to pay attention to its refund and compensation arrangements.
可是市面上的猎头已是鱼龙混杂,对求职者来说甄别难度也越来越大。
kě shì shì miàn shàng de liè tóu yǐ shì yú lóng hùn zá , duì qiú zhí zhě lái shuō zhēn bié nán dù yě yuè lái yuè dà .
However, the recruitment industry is now a mixed bag, making it increasingly difficult for job seekers to distinguish the good from the bad.
写作时间是省下了,但甄别有效信息却要消耗更多的时间。
xiě zuò shí jiān shì shěng xià le , dàn zhēn bié yǒu xiào xìn xī què yào xiāo hào gèng duō de shí jiān .
It saves time on writing, but it takes more time to filter out the relevant information.
天权与东方甄选先后就直播言论道歉,江小白认为道歉没有完整回应直播中的贬损内容。
tiān quán yǔ dōng fāng zhēn xuǎn xiān hòu jiù zhí bō yán lùn dào qiàn , jiāng xiǎo bái rèn wéi dào qiàn méi yǒu wán zhěng huí yīng zhí bō zhōng de biǎn sǔn nèi róng .
Tianquan and Dongfang Zhenxuan have both apologized for remarks made during their livestreams, but Jiang Xiaobai believes the apologies did not fully address the derogatory content in the livestreams.
Character Family
瓦 Radical Family — Characters sharing the tile radical
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